Predictive policing tools used widely by law enforcement agencies attempt to identify where crime will happen before it does. These analyses determine police deployment, and ultimately, arrest data. In this article, Ben Winters highlights how risk assessment tools use that data, combined with various other inputs, to determine detention, bail, sentencing, parole, and more which… Continue reading Layered Opacity: Criminal Legal Technology Exacerbates Disparate Impact Cycles and Prevents Trust
Tag: Privacy
Defining the Scope of “Possession, Custody, or Control” for Privacy Issues and the CLOUD Act
With a growing number of US companies storing their electronic data across country lines, US law enforcement agencies are left with the difficult task of trying to access electronic evidence stored outside of their physical jurisdictions. In response, Congress passed the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (Cloud Act) in 2018 to provide the… Continue reading Defining the Scope of “Possession, Custody, or Control” for Privacy Issues and the CLOUD Act
Personal Information as an Attack Vector: Why Privacy Should Be an Operational Dimension of US National Security
The US government has always been keen on its ability to protect sensitive and classified information from its enemies, yet the majority of resources have focused on military and national security information, which has left other categories of information exposed. Capt. Christopher Dearing focuses the reader on the national security implications of personal information and… Continue reading Personal Information as an Attack Vector: Why Privacy Should Be an Operational Dimension of US National Security